[ D a i l y B i k e T h r e a d ] - /dbt/ Let there be ligh

Hey /dbt/ hate to do this but im just being stupid and google is getting me nowhere.

Want to replace my Yamaha YZF r125 wing mirrors and Yamaha use a reverse thread on the right hand mirror.

Below is the mirrors I want to purchase:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Quality-Motorbike-Motorcycle-Street-Mirrors/dp/B00L3B49C0/ref=sr_1_20?ie=UTF8&qid=1483577115&sr=8-20&keywords=motorbike+wing+mirrors

Is this the correct adaptor?
http://www.wemoto.com/parts/picture/vm-rt9/

Thanks

How old were you when you started riding?

>>16431278
21

>>16431278
7

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>>16431278
21

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>>16431278
5 or so on a pw50

>>16431278
19

>>16431278
18, 24 now and haven't ridden in 5 years

I just want to remind you guys that you aren't 'cool' or 'edgy' for riding motorcycles. No one secretly envies you or wants to be you. You aren't cool with your blacked out visors or loud exhausts. You're a nuisance to everyone and we wish you weren't on the road. If I could vote to ban motorcycles, I would. You entitled little brats think it's cool to weave in and out of traffic at high speeds and risk the lives of everyone? Wait your turn, just like all of us. I fucking hate seeing these /dbt/ threads shitting up my /o/

>>16431308
You sound upset.
Maybe you should go for a ri....
Um

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Does anyone have any experience with radar detectors and laser jammers?
Just found out that they're legal where I live and may be a worthwhile investment to avoid tickets and points on insurance

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>>16431308
Ive never seen such buttmad

>>16431308
filtering is safer and reduces traffic congestion.

Study by UC Berkely:

http://www.ots.ca.gov/pdf/Publications/Motorcycle-Lane-Splitting-and-Safety-2015.pdf

>>16431278
about 9 ot 10

>>16431278
10

>>16431308
>Wait your turn, just like all of us.

American spotted. Cares more about "BUT I WAS HERE FIRST" than the objectively safest and most efficient method.

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What do you guys think of my bike?

>>16431360
were you on /r/moto or /r/crt recently?

>>16431308
look at this pussy

afraid some people might have more fun than you do?

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>>16431308

>>16431212
>>16431189
Nope, SV650.

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>>16431308
Just like those darn car fags that text and eat while trying to pull into you acting surprised. Does this sound like you? Maybe should ban all the cars then motorcycles would be safer. Cars give the ability to drive to idiots that dont have to learn the rules of the road.

>>16431367
there's some faggot that keeps pulling reddit content and reposting it here for some reason. If we wanted to see it we would just go to reddit.

>>16431308
saved for future use

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>>16431316
vortex youtube is an absolute wealth of information on them but;

>antilaser priority: best laser jammer
>also has radar detector add on with good filtering

>V1 best arrows, but low on tech, and really needs fine tuning to be usefull, and requires a bluetooth paired phone for maximum capabilities

>max360 solid all around plug and play, but not the best in every catagory

>redline best range

>radenso basically a cheaper redline

>stinger VIP best radar but $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ (and ok laser optional for more$$$$$$$$$)

>>16431308
Do you realize how retarded you sound? Are you one of those people that are so scared to ride you get offended by people that do? Grow up, fucking pussy

>>16431446
do you realize how fucking retarded you are to reply in the first place?

you realize people like you are why /dbt/ fucking sucks right?

you ignore shitposting you don't reward him with like 5000 (you)'s

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>>16431308
#yolo lol

>>16431456
hello

>>16431456
First of all; they removed (yous)

Second, I have a feeling he's being sincere since I see this sentiment IRL and in other threads too

>>16431360
>Scratched fairings
>Bent license plate
>XL Chicken strips
>Le reddit sticker

Yup, fits the profile

>>16431402
Thanks man. Was looking at the priority but it goes over $2k CAD by the time you add the second sensor and radio module.
Cost-benefit probably isn't there for me right now

my HH sintered front pads died after ~3,000 miles. im guessing its brake drag. what should be the first thing to fix this?
i was thinking of checking if the pistons are gunked up. but if i pump them all the way out will i start leaking brake fluid? I'm bad at getting bubbles out.
should i just get a caliper rebuild kit?

>>16431472
(yous) are back

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>>16431479
I'm actually saving up for one atm, but they're especially good if you're from canada since it has an add on sensor for the mobile camera traps, which most radar detectors wont detect

desu I'd recommend the 360 just because it's easy but I wouldn't get anything but ALP for a laser jammer

ps; the v1 can be set up better and more comprehensive than the 360, but that can be a hassle

>I own a V1 btw and it's saved me many times

>>16431495
Make sure your levers are adjust properly so they actually open up the reservoir when you release it.
Push the pistons back all the way in then pump the lever to get them back out to where they normally are. The pistons can go out past their "normal" position before they start leaking but there is a point at which it will no longer be sealed.

>>16431278
6

>>16431308
>my /o/
I don't see your name on it.

>>16431521
Maybe I'll go with the detectors then. Not sure as to how useful laser detection is though and that's the predominant method of trapping.
My BMW dealership was recommending this
http://www.adaptivtechnologies.com/adaptiv_store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=180

Small form factor and attractive price so not too big of an investment

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>>16431573
never heard of it, it doesn't have a gps, says nothing about false filtering

dont be confused with the difference between laser jammers and laser detectors though because its a HUGE difference.

you can't detect a laser until you are hit with it, so if your detector goes off ITS TOO LATE

laser jammers actually react to getting hit with laser by sending confusing signals back to the gun making it impossible to get a positive reading but jammers need to be up to date as the latest radar gun to work which is why ALP is so good since they regularly send out updates

>>16431278
11

>>16431374
I wish i had a meme bike :^(

>>16431631
jammers are also illegal and can get you screwed over pretty good if caught

>>16431631
what's this some kind of shitty drz

>>16431667
Which also means you may have to be willing an able to outrun your average police cruiser because in some states it brings jail time.

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>>16431667
>jammers are also illegal
depends on where you live

>>16431671
Hello nobike

>>16431684
what about the blue ones

>>16431697
Those are lakes anon, you can't drive in those.

>>16431697
Motorcycles have a tough time riding there

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>>16431697
only fish live there

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I am going to buy a bike as soon as I confirm my employment with new job. I want to spend $3,000

I have 3 years XP on a Ninja 250


I was thinking an older R6 or an F4i. I prefer more upright ridding position.


Open to other options. Comfort is really important.

>>16431720
Fz6 or fz1

>>16431720
>i prefer more upright riding position
>I was thinking of getting these supersports
dude what.

>>16431720
F4i or FZ6.

>>16431720
whats this some kind of shitty drz

>>16431278
30.

>>16431729
The F4i and Old R6 are a lot different on how they ride. Ive compared them and they are withing comfort allowance. The newer R6 I cannot stand, it feels like it cuts into my upper legs for some reason.

>>16431745
Looks like a lowered DRZ with some aftermarket plastics

>>16431720
Sit on a FJR sometime.

>>16431308
That's not what the little kids that smile and wave as I ride by seem to be saying...

>>16431290

Nice R3 broski.

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>>16431308

>>16431308
The year is 3030, pollution and over congestion has scarred the earth. Fossil fuels of all types have dried up and no feasible alternative for humanities power demands has been found other than nuclear power. Society relies entirely on cities built around enormous reactor clusters necessary to satiate the enormous power demands of the the 3 trillion soul population. Nearly all forms of life have been stifled out by humanity's overgrowth other than specialized furry breed mixed breed animals used as pets and sanitary accessories by the extremely wealthy consisting of a genetic mix of dog, chinchilla, and crustacean. The only other living multicellular organisms of note on the planet outside of research compounds are massive populations of enormous genetically modified mealworm and cockroaches. Science and technology development has nearly ground to a halt due to the scarcity of critical resources like lithium, iron, copper, molybdenum, and helium. Nearly everything humans make is made from aluminum or aerated concrete. Most technology jobs constitute development of more efficient ways to grow food, genetically modifying future generations to reduce reproduction, and the development of small, lightweight, efficient transport. Most people living in these cities live in small concrete domiciles with their only outlet being internet based communities for interaction and media sharing. Personal interaction is frowned upon and limited by government mandate to limit population growth and prevent the widespread rape and triggering of the previous millennia. People are now considered genderless, required to wear gender neutral clothes, and are assigned a gender neutral name like Julian and Bobbie by their parental unit consisting of two mothers, typically female or castrated biological male. The belief is the presence of a male influence or a 'father' figure during a child's development promotes tendencies towards aggression, competitiveness, and lack of empathy.

>>16431957
Children are groomed from a young age and hormonally limited via the daily administration of estrogen to commit no microagressions, respect people's safe spaces, and participate in the global food production industry. This industry consists of massive underground farms constituting a self-perpetuating artificial ecosystem where the mealworm and cockroaches are grown off a diet of fecally consuming algae. This algae is in turn fed human waste and byproducts of the bug farms.The conditions are horrid and require the livestock to be consistently cycled to prevent crushing and keep them alive. In order for a sufficient food supply to be efficiently transported to all corners of human existence massive high pressure tubes carrying the processed nutrient must be pumped throughout these massive metropolises. The livestock must be ground, pressed, and steamed to process any large chunks and be cooked before being treated with long duration preservatives and put into the primary pressurization vessel for transport. The get to these grueling jobs on in sprawling farm complexes the most efficient form of transportation was developed. Due to the additive nature of urbanized development streets consist of thousands of twisted alleyways connecting short stints of larger expressways winding through enormous concrete complexes of dormitories for hundreds of miles in every direction. To traverse these challenging paths small two wheeled vehicles powered by high density batteries and supercapacitors from another age are developed. Barely produced anymore most of these contraptions of piecemeal from underground parts and typically consist of what we would measure as 5 horsepower motors. 4 wheeled transportation was abandoned long ago as highly inefficient both in the amount of material and energy used but also in the amount of physical real estate they take up.

>>16431965
There are some however who refuse to conform to societies stifling whims. They construct loud obnoxious two wheeled machines from ancient parts of forgotten contraptions. They ferment and brew outlawed substances from stolen vats of nutritional algae to power these outlawed apparatus. They roam the streets to perfect the ancient lost art of the skid and drag their knees around corners at high speed in a dangerous manner terrifying those who would rather conform than challenge themselves or be challenged.

These hooligans fight for freedom and search for the everyday thrill of life. They call themselves the Disciples of the Moto.

>>16431957
>>16431965
>>16431974
I want to do a recording of this now.

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>1,000ks on the bike
>Got service done an can start revving it above 7,500rpm
>Hit twisties to celebrate
>Get home hoping chicken strips have been removed
>Still some tenderloins attached
Soon

>>16432202
you must have some nice twisties in NZ no?

>>16431278
16

>>16432202

Actually having NO strips is a sign of poor form.

>>16432202
lean moar fgt

>>16432208
Amazing twisties. Probably the best roads in terms of traffic, views, lack of police. Need to get a gopro.
I can go from city, to beach, to farm lands, then through empty canyons within 40 mins.

>>16432242
Post your little 300cc ninjas strips

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>>16431278
23

>>16432202
I wish Florida had twisties :( the only plus side is that Florida has year-round track riding

>>16432268
Well that's a massive bonus. Is there no canyons in neighbouring towns? NZ has crap weather, and is permanently windy.

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>>16432268
tfw AU has year round track riding and twisties

>>16431278
32

>>16432292
On the downside its full of aussies

>>16432292
>Year round track riding
If you survive all the junkies, snakes, and heat that year

>>16432292
>giving your pets sedatives so you can get clicks on the internet
Disgusting

>>16432292
>year round track riding
until someone dies and they shut another track down.

>>16432229
how so

>>16432229
lmao...

You're an idiot.

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Hey guys, please vote on which color looks best! Thanks

http://www.strawpoll.me/12032462

>>16431308
Carefully formulated troll post

This is what motorcyclists think OTHER people, specifically aging conservatives, women, blacks, and other people who are stereotyped as being less than mentally flexible, think of them. You know, every edgy kiddo has that fantasy where cletus mcdumbfuck gets out of his cletus mcdumtruck and is all "yew wait in line, yew no good younging, aint yer parents ever take you to church, yew think yew hot shit, yew aint even been alive seventy years son i know better than yew" and they drop a fedora-flipping one liner and ride off while he breaks down in tears of rage and stupidity.

>>16432400
he's full of shit

motogymkhana riders with stellar form can get rid of their strips just by very taking tight turns at otherwise modest speeds. how much tire you're using is all about the relation between speed and the turn you're trying to make.

if you still have strips it's a sign you're not fully enjoying your bike anywhere and need to try something other than commuting for once

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>Chicken Strips
>Not getting your Skunk Stripe

Do any of you faggots even ride more than 20 minutes at a time?

>>16432469
>carefully formulated troll post
>proceeds to make an entire post attempting to dismantle it

stop

>>16432481
I'm mostly in agreeance with this, enjoyment comes down to the rider, if you don't like doing twisites or speedy corners, and your thing is just riding, then by all means. But having strips and and undermining your bike because you wanna go faster, or whatever the reason, THEN it's obvious you're not enjoying your motorcycle like you SHOULD be.

>>16432487
it took less than a minute to write than senpai

>>16432494
It's like driving a miata and never oversteering even once.

>>16432496
i mean stop replying to obvious troll posts and making the general look like it's full of tards

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>>16432486
This what you're looking for?

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>>16432518
I like that analogy

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Undisputed best bike coming through

>>16432546
cool deathtrap

>>16432546
nice BMW ripoff you got there

>>16432426
The red looks better, but with the fluorescent lighting the camera make the blue look better. idk about white wheels though, would suck trying to keep them clean.

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One of the motorcycle officers at my department recently got injured lifting weights. May be out of the game.
Which means they'll be opening the position.

Should I put in for it?

>>16432620
do you want to risk the integrity of your jaw wearing a 3/4 helmet while in a position where people may actually ram into you?

>>16432632
I'm hoping the general lack of interest from everyone else in the department will give me some bargaining power to at least wear a modular

>>16432546
do a wheelie

>>16432426
where is the option for "Cuck?"

>>16432667
it's the starting point, not an add-on.

>>16432620
fuck off piggy

>>16432620
Is it really that easy to become a motocop in your department? I know in the LAPD it's a bitch.

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>>16432659
Does a side wheelie count

>>16432620
Watch some of Officer Rob's motovlogs and see if it interests you: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2DeutGisK66k4JdomiiUyw/videos?sort=p&view=0&flow=grid

>>16432691
No, because they're easy as fuck, at least lift that shit higher.

>>16432702
aww his best video that went viral got taken down, didn't it have a million or so views?

He re-uploaded it with new music though https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgmcQmxvl4M

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blacks are just the worst

>>16431745
drz's are shit already tho

>>16432761
agreed

https://youtu.be/rtkzTE4SkJM?t=13s

>>16432202
this is acceptable

>>16432782
Inarguably false.

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>>16432344
The only crack down in Australia I've seen on the track is with helmet mounted cameras/go pros. Most tracks don't let you ride with one now, or will only allow bike mounted

Something to do with Michael Schumacher, as his helmet mounted camera was the big reason for his injury.

oh, and our import laws relating to motorcycles suck the fucking dick but apart from that it's all year round riding.

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>>16432677
Pic related
>>16432681
We only have two bikes. I believe they agree to work that detail for 2 years.
After you get your year in on my department you're eligible to put in for anything that opens.

I wish it would hurry up and stop being winter in the Northern Hemisphere, /dbt/ moves so fucking slowly

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>>16432855
>winter
hahahhahahaahahahahahahahahah

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>>16432855
>he doesn't ride in the winter

>>16432855
Yeah dude I used to shit up these threads daily during the summer time but there is no reason to browse now since I won't be riding for another 2-3 months minimum. Fucking sucks

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I bought this salvaged '12 Ninjette 250R for $1300 and am planning to convert it to a track bike. Did I do gud?

I checked it out in person and despite the fairings being fugged, the rest of the bike is in great shape.
>tfw don't care about clean title

>>16432876
You should throw it in the trash because street bikes are gay as fuck

>taking my cylinder off
>half a ring falls out
Kek

>>16432876
>not buying a already converted track bike
>$1300 for a salvage 250R when good ones are $500-1000 more

too much and you'll soon realize how much track bikes can cost money

>>16432898
>racing on a harley

Thanks for the b8 m8

>>16432898
Post your DRZ

>>16431278
11/12

>>16432909
>honda

>>16432924
>implying that you can get a quality 250 track bike for $2k
Nobody sells 250 track bikes because they are cheap and fun to race

>$1300 Bike
>$500 race fairings
>$200 tune ups
>$500 for race tires, and cheap exhaust
>$2500 for a race ready bike that you built yourself

Still seems like a good deal compared to racing a 600 or higher

>>16432975
>wrecked 90s gixxer off a clueless nigger: $1300
>the rest

>>16432975
Most expensive parts would be upgrades to OEM components: forks, rear suspension, clipons, rearsets, and weight reduction components. That being said you can pick up a fully sorted titleless track bike for about 2.5k so you're only advantage is yours is street legal.

>>16433060
>forks and suspension
nobody is going to put a $1k ohlins shock on the bike and sell it for $2k. OEM forks can be modded with progressive springs for cheap.
>Clip ons & rearsets
These aren't even necessary for sprint racing, they are just nice features to have.
>weight reduction
That's why I have gym membership bro

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>dbt
>no one talking about dakar
>no one talking about a1
shame

>>16433111
offroad stuff is meh

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>>16433049
(You)

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>>16433116

>>16431957
>>16431965
>>16431974
>tfw you aren't part of a motorcycle based pseudo-religion that thrives in the underbelly of a sprawling dystopian metropolis.

Why even live.

>>16431745
Drz fags >>out

>>16433111
WHERE CAN I STREAM DAKAR

>>16433244
>>16433244
>>16433244
>>16433244
>>16433244
>>16433244
this2bhwyrnf

>>16433382
Blacked.com

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>>16431720
bandit 1200

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SEM should go in Austria to hoon with schaaf

Found a 2002 Buell 500 on Craigslist for 1300$. Is that a good price? It would be my first bike

>>16433484
>Buell
Is it a blast?
>price
It's pretty low, but i don't know american market
>first bike
Are you sure?

>>16433483
What is this faggot talking about?

>>16431301
Post new selfie plox

>>16433491
I'm assuming its a blast. Can't find any other Buell 500's. I mean, the price would be very good as a first bike. Otherwise I'd finance a Suzuki boulevard s40 for around 5k.

>>16431381
Yeah. Id rather just have shitposting. If i wanted actual meaninful content id go to rebbit too.

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Is supermoto really the most fun on two wheels?

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>>16433508
yup

>>16433504
>finance
NO
STOP IT
DON'T BE AN AMERICAN
get a gs500/er6/ninjette
If you want a cruiser get the Kawasaki vulcan
P. Aesthetic, comfy and the same bulletproof engine as the er

>>16433508
Probably not, but it's close.

Build the right supermoto and you'll have a bike as fast or faster than a 600 super sport to real world speeds, that handles better in the twisties, and that can go almost anywhere offroad and be pretty decent.

>>16433508
>>16433519
>>16433522
M8s, you're late to the mememoto banwagon, it was 2 years ago already

In reality they're fun bikes, but are still dirtbike frames, suspensions and riding dynamics
They are fun to hoon at low speeds, but they can't even touch a proper streetbike on a twisty road

>>16433519
>>16433522

What is the best merican supermoto bike to buy/convert?

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>>16433529
>A fun style of motorcycle suddenly isn't fun anymore because it is popular.

Get the fuck out you dirty fucking hipster.

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>>16433529
>In reality they're fun bikes
that's what they're for. they're not meant for competing with 600s. i dont know why you brought that into it.

>>16433533
american brand dirt bike to convert? is this b8

>>16433529
>Supermoto bandwagon was two years ago
>Have had my DRZ for 3 years
h i p s t e r

>>16433536
Nuh huh, it still is fun, but if you want to meme about sumos you're l8
>hipster
That was last year, along with cafeshit

>>16433533
Wr250
>powerful enough
>cheap
>common
>reliable

>>16433541
>you brought them into it
Can you not read?
It's the third guy i quoted...

>>16433529
>They are fun to hoon at low speeds, but they can't even touch a proper streetbike on a twisty road
Depends on the bike and the rider. If you're talking a WR250X or a DRZ400SM, no they wont keep up with a sportbike with a competent rider.

But start talking about a converted WR450F, converted 5xx EXC, converted XR650R, a 690SMC, etc. and you're looking at bikes that will easily keep up with and even be faster on twisties with speeds under 80mph or so with decent riders and decent tires. Meaning pretty much any set of twisties you'll hit on the street. Don't underestimate a properly setup supermoto.

A lightly modded and converted 525 EXC with some work into the suspension is a fucking weapon in the twisties.

>>16433533
Buy, Husqvarna 701 or a used 690 SMC or TE610. DRZ400 if you want cheap and reliable.
Convert, probably a WR 450.

When will the sumo fags kill themselves already?
They shit up literally every thread

I did a dumb thing and bought this for $800

http://imgur.com/a/JH0Us

On one hand, I'm face palming; on the other hand, this will go great with my 240Z

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>>16433522
>Build the right supermoto and you'll have a bike as fast or faster than a 600 super sport to real world speeds

lol people really believe this don't they?

I've had supermoto people say that supermotos would be faster than sportbikes around actual racetracks because of their cornering and it's like, dude...no.

Supermoto guys are always mouthing off about how they smash bikes in the twisties all the time (posting picture of x/y/z supermoto racer on slicks) then you go to the twisties

>and there's none there

You might see ONE on a day out at the twisties rarely, they're usually just doing wheelies and shit in industrial zones.

>>16433548
go sit on your dildo

>>16433541
>american brand dirt bike to convert? is this b8
He means available in the american market you twat.

>>16433543
>Wr250
WRX's are cheap babbies first sumo bikes. They get old quick if you have any amount of experience on a bike. Get a WRX to see if you like the versatility and go-anywhere fun that a supermoto offers. Then upgrade to a better factory supermoto or convert one yourself. A 450-500cc class dirtbike is probably the optimum balance of weight, power, and price. You just have to deal with the maintenence. An XRR is also a fantastic supermoto conversion candidate if you can live with the kickstart.

>>16433550
gb2r

>>16433550
>le imgur

get out.

>>16433545
Lol no
Have you seen the height difference between a dirtbike and anything remotely sporty?
That means they are a bitch to lean over
That, combined with the long travel, soft suspension makes for a very slippery riding style

As in you need wheelspin to lean in and turn properly
Which as fun as it is on a go kart track means YUGE speed loss on a proper track and death on shitty public roads

>>16433558
>2017
>associating imgur with plebbit
Well I guess that's proof you doing go on reddit.

Is there any good source of information on how to maintain older motorcycles? Also good information about air cooled bikes would be sweet.
I'm the anon who is buying the Radian from his coworker and I want to be ready for it. And I already know to avoid fucking idiots like Cyclecruza and Ridingwithtom.
The Radian fans seem to shout fanfare very loudly and never gripe about the bikes. They like them A LOT. So it's difficult to find what I'm gonna hate about them.

>>16433570
Post bike

>>16433570
I don't have pics of the bike I'm buying. I'm getting it from a coworker.

>>16433558
>not using a decent free image hosting site

what the fuck dude it's just for image hosting, don't get your panties in a twist.

>>16433558
Free /r/coontown

>>16433551
Sumo'd XR650R
>opened up and camed making 60+hp
>sumo conversion and tuned suspension.
>torquy powerband perfect for the street
>~300lbs wet
>4.6 lbs per horsepower
>total cost: ~$5500

Typical 600
>~100whp
>~430lbs
>4.3lbs per horsepower
>cost: $5500-6000

Saying they aren't comparable is wrong. Considering how light and flickable a supermoto is the difference in power to weight is easily made up for in the twisties, and most people will have much more confidence throwing a supermoto into a turn at speed.

>>16433563
Have you seen the weight difference between a sport bike and a supermoto. It's typically at least 25% heavier. Supermotos lean easy as shit, they have smaller tires and weigh much less.

>That, combined with the long travel, soft suspension makes for a very slippery riding style
Supermotos have suspension tuned for the street, nobody but poorfags run around on stock dirtbike springs and valving with 17's. That's stupid.

>>16433591
>what the fuck dude it's just for image hosting
>he says as he's posting on a fucking free imageboard.

>>16433597
>street legal kit $250

>>16433599
>wanting to post 15 some odd photos individually at 1AM and repost descriptions for each one

fuck that, click the damn link if you're interested

>be me
>driving down the I-5 to the gym in shitbox
>out of nowhere about 2 dozen bikefags appear
>fucking with drivers, they even blocked me from getting off my exit by boxing me in and blocking the ramp....
>as a bikefag tries to swerve back onto the highway and crashes into another bikefag
>we were going pretty fast when he crashed
>tfw they are probably dead now

>>16433597
>I'm going to fudge the numbers as much as possible to make it seem like I'm right
Any 600 less than 10 years old will be making 115+ to the rear wheel and if you think you can get 60+ rear wheel horsepower out of an XRR plus the meme wheels and suspension, for $5,500, you're dreaming.

>>16433597
Supermotos are fast in a specific speed range, typically 0-60 or 70. From there a 600 will easily be faster with it's higher power to weight, higher overall power, and taller gearing.

This is what makes supermotos so much fun on the street. They make all the power and all the speed you need within the range you can access reliably on the street. And they handle really well and are really easy to ride fast. That's why they are faster on the street under real world conditions.

You can get on the gas sooner and harder on a supermoto than you can a sportbike with less skill. If you power slide on a supermoto it's easily controllable, if you slide on a modern sportbike you're probably going to highside or traction wobble without fantastic throttle control.

In the real world on real roads, for equal skill a rider will almost always be faster on a supermoto than he will on a sportbike unless we start getting into utterly fantastic riders looking to get themselves killed extracting all the performance of a sportbike on a mountain road, which excludes everyone on /dbt/

>>16433597
>701 SM with intake, exhaust and tune
>75hp
>~300lbs
>4.0lbs/HP
>some amount of dollars more than anything else

>>16433522
>single cyllinder dirtbike on street tires
>as fast or faster than a 600cc sportbike

Yeah, and when you get that performance, not only will it be a big ass two stroke, but it will have two mile oil changes and ten mile top end replacements.

>handles better
If dirtbikes handle so much better then why aren't we seeing glorified dirtbikes in aerodynamic fairings in motoGP?

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>>16433613
>Any 600 less than 10 years old will be making 115+ to the rear wheel
What fantasy land are you living in? Modern brand new factory floor 600's make ~115hp at the crank.

An piped, jetted and uncorked XRR is pretty much free and makes mid 50whp. Camed and high comp piston they are easily 60+whp.

Pic related. highest power from a true 600cc bike is 104 whp.

You have no idea what you are talking about.

>>16433622
>Yeah, and when you get that performance, not only will it be a big ass two stroke, but it will have two mile oil changes and ten mile top end replacements.

I see you've never heard of the XR650R or the 690 SMC/701SM.

Shut the fuck up if you don't know what you're talking about.

>If dirtbikes handle so much better then why aren't we seeing glorified dirtbikes in aerodynamic fairings in motoGP?
Because MotoGP racing is much higher speed and outside of a supermoto's performance envelope you ignorant twat.

No one said supermotos are the fastest thing on the track with pro riders. They are as fast or faster in the real world on real streets with real riders compared to a most sportbikes you'll find on those same streets.

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>>16433597
I've actually ridden an XR650R I know they're great bikes but they're wonky on road without serious work.

You've basically had to make fantasy numbers in order for this to work out in favour of the sumo. (overweight 600, overly powerful XR650R, ignoring weight of rider etc.)

I like sumos, just sumo riders are often unbelievably full of shit, like you.

>>16433615
>Supermotos are fast in a specific speed range, typically 0-60 or 70.

I disagree mainly due to sumos high COG, my bike accelerates off the line better than 450s because it's less likely to wheelie.

this doesn't mean I don't sumos just it's not a sportbike, the sportbike was designed to around normal tracks as fast as possible, that's what they do.

It's something very specific to sumo people that the bikes need to better than everything always, nobody is out there saying a 1000 is gonna be better around a go kart track than a sumo bike but according to sumo people there's just nothing else worth owning, I dont' get it.

>>16433613
>Any 600 less than 10 years old will be making 115+ to the rear wheel

get a load of this retard.

>>16433604
just go back to rebbit already, we dont have any upboats for u

>>16433625
>actually this delusional
Fully built XRRs with a 680cc big bore and stage two HRC cam make 59 to the rear, a simple uncork will net you 50, maybe.

>>16433625
104HP GSXR: 412lb
60HP XRR: 314lb

Yeah, I don't see how this is going to work out for you. It's going to be pretty damn fast, but not as fast, and I don't think a tall ass dirtbike with a frame that's floppy in comparison to a sportbike will handle better

Look like it handles amazingly well for a dirtbike? Yeah. Better? No.

Don't get me wrong, sumos are fun as all fuck, but you're full of shit.

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>>16433625
BOTTOM

OF

THE

DYNO

AGAIN

>>16433625
gsxr750 best 600 confirmed

>>16433636
>I've actually ridden an XR650R I know they're great bikes but they're wonky on road without serious work.
Exactly why you have to fit 17's, get a larger front brake, and work over the suspension. Do you know wat a supermotard is?

>You've basically had to make fantasy numbers in order for this to work out in favour of the sumo.
Wrong, those are real numbers. A HRC race kit XR650R is about 65whp. You can build equivelent performance without going HRC. Full of fuel a XRR is about 300lbs.

Modern 600's weigh in the 430lb range and make ~100whp. Where are the made up numbers?

>I disagree mainly due to sumos high COG, my bike accelerates off the line better than 450s because it's less likely to wheelie.
You are now aware supermotos run higher rate springs and are typically lifted in the rear/lowered in the front. And who the fuck is talking about drag racing anyway? Nobody buys/builds a supermoto to drag race.

>the sportbike was designed to around normal tracks as fast as possible, that's what they do.
And there's the key. Sportbikes are built for racetracks. Meaning their performance envelope encompass higher speeds than you're likely to ever reach on a mountain road. A supermoto on the other hand is fast as shit in the speeds youre likely to be hitting on that same mountain road, while being easier to ride at those speeds. Which is why they are as fast or faster in the real world, with real riders, on real roads.

>>16433655
>yfw all the best 600s aren't 600s
>GSXR-750
>Ninja 636
>Daytona 675
Following the rules confirmed for faggots.

>>16433651
look at the dyno again rossi man, the yamaha spends more time at the bottom despite its last desperate surge of 3hp

by the time the R6 got to that spot the CBR would be miles ahead

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>>16433661
>Do you know wat a supermotard is?
Yes!

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>>16433661
Here is a dyno of an xrr built by a Baja race team, does that look like a 65 to you? Because I'm seeing a 53.

>>16433646
>power to weight tells the whole story.
Modern 600's are geared to hit like 80mph in first gear. A supermoto will be through at least 4 gears by that point with substantial torque multiplication dividends.

That same sportbike is going to be struggling to stay on power in turns lower than 50-60mph when it's out of its powerband in first gear, real world it's probably going to be in second at those speeds anyway. Meanwhile a supermoto makes torque everywhere and has a plethora of gears to choose from at that speed.

You have no idea what you're talking about. You've probably never even ridden a real supermoto.

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>>16433668
nice shopped dyno faggot

>>16433663
hm yes but where are you during a race? the high rpms.

>>16433661
>real world speeds

MotoGP riders sometimes slow to legal-sounding speeds for corners. You know that, right? A sportbike will still best your sumo in a 60mph sweeper. They're designed to corner, sumos are designed to compromise between grip on pavement and handling on dirt tracks with little jumps.

>pavement racing bike is better on pure pavement
>pavement/dirt combo racer is a master of none even though it's cool
no way, impossible, sumos a best, wah wah

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>>16433668
>honduh at bottom of the dyno
>on a dyno of honduhs
you cant make this shit up

>>16433672
And you've never ridden a sportbike, obviously.

>>16433674
I giggled out loud

>>16433680
But Honda is also at the top of the dyno, what now feggit?

>>16433682
>>16433672
Sumo is gunna be faster in nutty twisties, sportbike will take off with even small straights.

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>>16433685
kys. never reply to my posts without explicit written permission faggot.

>>16433687
after mods hahaha
not stock hahahahaha

>>16433689
it's called a go-kart track.

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>>16433663
I own an R6.

They are shit at low-mid range RPM due to the factory throttle restriction tuning.

Pic related, the factory electronic throttle map. Notice how you only actually get full throttle from 11,000 to 13,500rpm?

Luckily a $120 tune from Bauce Racing fixes this and opens the bike up to it's real potential. The midrange becomes night and day compared to stock.

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>>16433672
>That same sportbike is going to be struggling to stay on power in turns lower than 50-60mp

You are not on 100% throttle in slow corners, especially not at the apex, you begin at as close to nothing as you can manage and roll it up as you exit the corner and speed up.

I don't even know what to do with /dbt/ anymore.

>>16433689
all that matters on the road is who is braver for the most part.

>>16433694
Yeah there, but also Tail of the Dragon and plenty of other mountain roads that aren't kart tracks.

>>16433692
>(you)

>>16433682
Actually I won both.

>>16433700
bread on chicken strips lmaooooo

>>16433697
That's a good point. Lends to the Sumo IMO since it's more forgiving

>watch sm vs ss races
>supermotos can follow good sport riders but can't pass
>shit all over scrubs

Supermotos confirmed for easy mode

>>16433697
>all that matters on the road is who is braver for the most part.

Considering how much easier a supermoto is the ride fast, this is a neg on a sportbike.

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>>16433700
delicious strips.

>>16433708
Leg-out cornering isn't easy or forgiving.

>>16433717
>revzilla sticker
i love revzilla, despite them being overpriced and owned by cycle gear now, but i think the stickers are among the most retarded to put on your bike.

>>16433695
Jesus Christ, they restrict them that much?

>>16433720
Wait till you see the Razer stickers I put on it that came with my mouse.

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>>16433695

>>16433726
Emissions and noise most likely.

Restrict it to part throttle at low rpm where emissions testing and noise testing takes place then open it up at high rpm for a hot second to make dem peak numbers to sell bikes.

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>>16433708
>>16433704

it's not a negative or a positive for either, some people are gonna find one type easier to ride fast and some will find the others easier to ride.

Whichever one is "easier to ride" still doesn't really matter because end of the day the riders are gonna have a bravery limit for the most part.

Beyond that, people don't actually really race on the road in the twisties, they don't go to 100% it doesn't matter, it's not a problem, it always just comes down to how fast one of the party decided to go.

Is /dbt/ really so obsessed with bench racing we need to have these battles over scenarios that don't happen?

>>16433625
>>16433695
>>16433726
>>16433732
>R6 makes peak power at 84% throttle
>still more than CBR

lel

Honda BTFO.

>>16433735
Anon it's winter, what else are we gonna do?

>>16433737
When the CBR has it's biggest lead in the midrange at ~8000rpm, the R6 is only at 67% throttle.

>>16433735
People do track days and go all out.

The end result is 90% of the sport riders get passed unceremoniously by a guy on a supermoto and then he hangs out with that one rider who's actually good.

This probably has nothing to do with supermotos and more to do with supermoto riders usually being more experienced and most sport riders just being street kids who started riding in their 20s.

>>16433722
bullshit

>>16433735
t. slowfag

>>16433744
really cant be fucked to go take a picture. But yes there are two razer stickers on my bike under the seat on the battery box.

They look like ass and I'm going to take them off. Don't know what I was thinking.

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Is the FJR1300 too big for daily use?

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>>16433748
more often than not I've been on the "braver" side when coming up to other riders on the twisties. Never a supermoto mind you, like I said you just don't actually see them that often on the twisties here.

It really doesn't make you fast to be riding faster than other people on the twisties, it really really really doesn't.

>>16433740
nor did I see a single motard at any trackday I've been to for that matter. 1st corner is 180 km/hr here though so it probably isn't as motard friendly as many tracks.

For the longest time, I only rode kawasakis and yamahas

Now that I ride a honda I'm discovering some latent lolicon tendencies and starting to watch more anime.

Should I get rid of the honda before it's too late?

>>16433799
honduh is for beginners only

>>16432857
>>16432861
>>16432863
I'm in Australia where I can ride all year round, I also enjoy /dbt/ and lament the American winters not just for my friends but for /dbt/ in general

Or you seppos can all get fucked, slide around on your frozen water roads and get shot by your police

I can work out if I should shit post or not, what a world

>>16431308
High quality shit post desu, baited all the nobikes

>>16433799
Yes. Get a KTM and buy Forklift Simulator.

>>16431316
Depends where you are, I wouldn't have thought they wee legal anywhere in the US, but there probably arn't laws that specifically deal with them.

However, cops can probably fine you for wilfully avoiding a traffic infringement or something like that if they are feeling like cunts, without actually have the power to fine/charge you for having a detector/laser scatterer

>>16432486
>sweatypalms.jpg

>>16433811
Pretty sure they're only illegal in like 5 States

>>16433804
>get shot by police

i'm not a wog cunt. go fuck a wallaby you roo spoida. i'll fucking cunt you uleh. crikey.

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Is the cbf1000 any good?

>>16433828
>honduh
no, sorry!

>>16431278
20

>>16433828
Yeah if it's anything like the 600

>>16433828
>honda
no

>>16433828
Is it a currently in production Honda?
>No
Was it discontinued by Honda?
>Yes, most likely

>>16433814
regardless, i'd be careful with one on your bike anyway. Like I said they probs can't prosecute you for the actual device, but there would be plenty of ways around it for the police

>tfw riding to the good twisties squares off your super soft tires and you only have enough fuel to do one maybe two goes of the twisties before having to ride an hour back to the nearest fuel station.

>>16433854
backpack with gas
ride super low rpm to twisties

>>16433854
Come to california!

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>>16433856
Gonna do that next time. Bought one just for it.

>>16433857
Cant ride my baiku across the pacific anon

>>16433821
What the fuck am I reading? wogs don't get shot, and have made a significant contribution to the cultural evolution of the nation. Uleh I thought was something was just said in fat pizza..

>>16433854
Get fat back wheel and ride in a straight line

>>16433872
fack off cunt, fosters, it's australian for beer

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>>16433875
150 is all the fat I have room for anon. Single side swingarm doesnt leave much room for anything

>>16433886
Pepe definitely rides GS500

dustin definitely rides a big black dildo

>>16433892
my name is dustin and i'm only interested in anime girls desu

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>>16433888
He used to until he crashed into a truck.

>>16433892
>>16433895
Jon?

>>16433900
cuck?

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>>16433900
No, dustin.

One of these days she'll be real and we'll ride across japan on matching hondas

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100% accurate tbqh

>>16433921
GS500

pros:
*best beginner bike
*lightweight
*godly mileage
*fairings are an option
*best handling
*sexiest bike in existence
*i've heard nothing but praise for the GS500

cons
*you can never have enough GS500s

GS500 is the best commuter bike for a low money dude

>>16433244
Seconded.

I know about rojadirecta but I heard it's shit.
>>16433111
What's a1?

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2017 is the year of the GS.

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yes goyim, buy suzuki, suzuki is the best manufacturer, they make the fastest, most reliable, best bikes

yamaha is a scam, don't trust them, consumer reports lie, yamahas aren't reliable, dynos don't reflect real road and track conditions, suzuki is better

>If it's not drzfag, it's gs500fag, if it's not gs500fag it's harleyfag
We can't get a rest, can we?

For who is organizing SEM, can I get an email with the info as well? Otherwhise who should I contact?

>>16433951
is that the new GS1200 BMW

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etc

I just wanna talk about bikes.

>>16433961
tell me moar bout ur bike

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>>16433953

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>>16433962
it's the best bike ever

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>>16433951
>>16433952
>>16433946
>>16433943

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>>16433969
>>16433964
>>16433971
Fuck of with your babby bike, everyone knows non-streetbikes are for kids.

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>>16433975
what's wrong, afraid of heights?

>>16433969
True
Dualsport is dualfun
I sold my liter to go back on these

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>>16433980
Stop being immature. Look at this classy fucken bike.

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>>16433983
but can it beat every WR?

>>16433962
I currently own a Ninja ex250. It isn't special. The seat is torn.
I'm selling it this year to buy a Yamaha Radian. Probably should fix the seat. A bit of vinyl should do nicely. I'm wondering if I should do the whole seat, or just patch it.
It's only a Ninja. No one is worried about the aesthetic of a beginner bike.

I'm also at a loss on where to begin customizing the Radian. I want to do led lights and signals, and replace the exhaust with a 4 into 1. I'm probably going to keep the stock handlebars, or adjust the bike a little for my height.

But I'm not really expecting to go whole hog. I'm considering doing an exhaust wrap because I'll be dailying an air cooled 4 cylinder from spring to winter. Maybe a bikini fairing to go with the led switch.

I'm also considering whether to buy heated grips, or get muffs for the winter.

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>>16434003
The GS 500 beats all.

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>>16434009
all but one.

>>16434004
wonderfull storytime

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>>16434015
That is it mate, cb400sf > gs 500

>>16434015
>>16434018
>Australians in charge of ranking motorcycles
>Australians in charge of killing a bunch of birds
>Australians in charge of anything

>>16432785
>filtering with this speed
this is why it's illegal in america.

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>>16433602
>XR650R
>not street legal
what

>>16434034
Riders are fucking stupid.
I will keep saying until the end of time that before riding a motorcycle you gotta learn how traffic works on a bicycle.

>>16431278
Scooters when I was 16. Got full A license at 34

>>16434040
>Americans
their freedumbs do not include riding dirt bikes on the road, most Americans think riding down a dirt road is off road riding.

>>16431278
4, i was not allowed to ride a motorbike until i could ride my pushbike without training wheels

>>16433854
Feels bro.

We have a gas station right at the top of
the best twisty road in out area. 36 miles to the lake, 600+ turns, almost no traffic ( I've done the out and back several times and not seen one car either direction ). Glorious chip seal super sticky surface.

https://youtu.be/PHUmevSHFJk?t=2544

yamahurrr rider can't take the gixxa powa

>>16433625

The fuelling on the R6 must be horrifically bad.

>>16434040

I've heard tales of DRZ400E's also being illegal to ride on the road in Burgerland.

Truly the land of the free.

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>>16434281
i can't even right now

>>16433943
I own two of these :(

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Ahh hurry up and have a public test already fuck I can't wait any longer.

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>>16433943
every year is the year of the GS my friend

Fuck it's snowing today

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Just came to the thread and saw it's another babbys supermoto delusion thread

have a beautiful adults bike instead

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>>16434353
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>>16431495
If your brakes work, aren't overheating (you'd notice!) and don't leak or drag absurdly I'd replace the pads with something different.

Also mop the old fluid out of master cylinder, replace with fresh, and bleed caliper(s) until you get happy clear fluid. Need it or not, you get rid of old fluid and the entrained moisture in it.

You can unbolt your calipers leaving the lines connected and examine the visible piston/rubber boot area for crud or gunk.

Rebuild if want since it's easy. I pump the pistons almost all the way out before manually removing them. If you have compressed air you can restrain their extension with a clamp so pistons don't fly across your shop and blow them most of the way out.

If you want to keep riding with no downtime, good used calipers are usually cheap via Ebay. Many nice people rek their bikes so you can have cheap spares.

>>16432529
>This what you're looking for?

Impressively retarded to ride a tire that long. I saw that shit often enough that I bandsawed a similar tire carcass to show my students how little is left when you get to cord.

>>16432620
>Should I put in for it?

Of course. Then tell us about the training.

>>16432876
Did OK. People who fear salvage titles are silly/autismal unless their goal is resale. It's words on paper.

>>16433484
1300 is low enough to use then resell. It will be a Blast.

>>16433550
Well worth 800. I'd have bought it for that.

>>16433570
>Is there any good source of information on how to maintain older motorcycles?

Vintage Japanese forums. If possible, get factory service manual. You might find one for download. If not possible, Haynes/Clymer/Chilton second best.

In future post the fucking year. At least you got to MAKE and MODEL. Always reflexively post YEAR, MAKE and MODEL in forums when asking questions. No reasons exist not to do that.

Radians are solid machines. Inspect everything you can see and fondle, change all fluids including fork oil which many neglect.

Yamaha made manybikes with same/similar parts so spares are easy to find.

>>16433599
This board isn't persistent. Other image hosting is, hence no reason to post reference images here.